Update!!
Before leaving for school at the end of the summer, I was in the best shape of my life thanks to RAW Crossfit. But ever since leaving for Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, I found it difficult to stick with the training because of the amount of basketball and school work. Even when I would workout with the team – I hate to say it – I was bored. Compared to RAW Crossfit, the competition, intensity, and the level of enjoyment were nowhere near the same. But until a few days, I found out news that put a smile on my face – Laurier basketball is being introduced to the crossfit workouts. The team has no idea how much fun they’re going to have!
Before I met RAW CrossFit, my workout routine consisted of the conventional bicep curls and leg press; I was trying to get in shape for basketball tryouts the following year at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although I was in the weight room frequently, I was not seeing the results I wanted – weight gain, increased strength, and increased quickness. But before the school year ended, Devin came in to help some of the senior students with their fitness and introduced a style of workout I had never seen before. These workouts were exhausting, painful, and intense, but most of all, unusually rewarding – I had to continue with this type of training.
After talking to Devin, I was able to set up several appointments over the last month and a half of summer. Not once did these sessions start to get boring, but instead, I started to love them more and more. Although the workouts are very challenging and difficult, they are extremely competitive and give you an odd sense of accomplishment once completed.
But the best parts are the physical results: just before leaving for Laurier at the end of the summer, I could jump higher, run for longer periods of time, I was stronger in my upper and lower body, and best of all, I gained 10 lbs – just what I needed to reach that next level in my basketball career. I am now heading into tryouts more confident and I am excited to use my increased size and speed to gain an edge over the competition. I was surprised at the results I achieved in only a month and a half and I only wonder what I could accomplish over an entire four months – I cannot wait to go back to RAW CrossFit!
Scott Attwood
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Scott is an excellent example of how CrossFit can change your life if you have the right mindset. It was amazing to watch him begin to push himself harder and harder as his fitness improved. When I would suggest breaking a set into smaller parts, (3 sets of 7 instead of 21 straight) Scott would get a glint in his eye and a smirk on his face, and then muscle out 12, 15, or 21 straight! Eye of the tiger style.
Results are easily attainable, you just have to do the work. There is no free lunch.
I pity Scott’s future opponents on the court, as he now knows how to dig deep, and GO TO WORK!
Nice work brother.
Congratulations on making the team Scotty. And I hear a rumor that there was a mile race and you beat everyone, including all of the starters? Great job! Look forward to training with you in the spring/summer.